Meeting People
Indonesian are quite inquisitive. When we meet people they often want to know more about you by asking a lot of personal questions. If you don’t want to answer them please let them know politely. Those questions are part of daily greetings and it is not considered rude. Examples: Meaning Siapa nama Anda? What’s your name? Nama saya John My name is John/I am John Bapak dari mana? Where are you from, sir? Saya dari Inggris I am from England Saya baru datang dari Amerika I just came from America Saya tidak mengerti Bahasa Indonesia I don’t understand(speak) Indonesian language Bapak/Ibu sudah menikah? Are you married? Tinggal di mana? Where do you live? Kerja di mana? Where do you work? What do you do? Sudah berapa lama di Indonesia? How long have you been in Indonesia? Berapa lama akan tinggal di Indonesia? How long will you be staying in Indonesia?